📢🌍,Take part in our #MAPPSII survey!

Help strengthen obesity prevention & care worldwide - quick, anonymous & multilingual.

👉 Learn more and get involved: https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/projects/mapps

World Obesity Federation’s official relations status with WHO renewed | World Obesity Federation World Obesity's official relations status with the WHO has been renewed following the 158th Executive Board.

Obesity is a major driver of NCDs worldwide - and addressing it requires global coordination.

Our official relations with WHO has been renewed, strengthening collaboration on prevention, care and policy.

🔗 www.worldobesity.org/news/world-o...

Ultra-processed foods now make up around half of diets in many high-income countries — and consumption is rising globally.

A growing driver of obesity and NCDs.

🔗 www.worldobesity.org/news/ultra-processed-foo...

🩺 Obesity contributes to 200+ health conditions - from heart disease to diabetes, cancer, and more.

It’s a chronic disease, and one of the main drivers of many NCDs. Without addressing obesity, there’s no progress on NCDs.

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Sign up to our #newsletter! 📰

We distribute a monthly Members and General newsletter, as well as a SCOPE and Data quarterly newsletter. In the lead up to #WorldObesityDay ⭕, you can receive our World Obesity Day campaign updates.

➡️ www.worldobesity.org/newsletter

We publish four scientific journals featuring the most up to date and cutting-edge research in the field of #obesity.

Free content from each journal is available to read each month.

➡️ Find out more here: https://worldobesity.org/resources/journals
#FridayFindings

Obesity is both a disease and a major driver of other NCDs - yet financing remains fragmented and insufficient.

Investing in obesity delivers a double dividend: better health and stronger economies.

➡️ www.worldobesity.org/news/investing-in-action...

🤔 Are you attending #ICO2026?

Join global experts in Mexico City this July to shape the future of obesity prevention & care.

📅 15–17 July
📍 Mexico City

🔗 www.icocongress.com
#Obesity #GlobalHealth

🆕📊 The World Obesity #Atlas2026 is available!

New data shows:
🔹 1 in 5 children living with overweight or obesity.
🔹 507 million projected by 2040.

The time to accelerate action is now.
👉 https://data.worldobesity.org/publications/?cat=24
#Atlas2026 #WorldObesityDay #WOD2026

Are you interested in viewing obesity prevalence around the world? 🤔

View our interactive globes on the #GlobalObesityObservatory. These maps are under constant revision, so keep an eye on our site for updates!

➡️ https://data.worldobesity.org/
#FridayFindings

We publish four scientific journals featuring the most up to date and cutting-edge research in the field of #obesity.

Free content from each journal is available to read each month.

➡️ Find out more here: https://worldobesity.org/resources/journals
#FridayFindings

📢🌍,Take part in our #MAPPSII survey!

Help strengthen obesity prevention & care worldwide - quick, anonymous & multilingual.

👉 Learn more and get involved: https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/projects/mapps
#FridayFindings

💡 Obesity is shaped by systems- not willpower.

Health systems, food environments, and the places we live all influence risk and outcomes.

Real progress means coordinated action across sectors - alongside the leadership of people living with obesity.

#SystemsChange #FridayFindings

🆕 The World Obesity #Atlas2026 is available!

The evidence is clear.
🏛️Stronger policies work.
📊 Better monitoring matters.
🩺 Integrated care saves lives.

👉 Download the Atlas: https://data.worldobesity.org/publications/?cat=24
#WorldObesityDay ⭕ #Atlas2026 #FridayFindings

Obesity is not just about individual choices.

It’s shaped by systems, environments, and access to care. It’s time our health responses reflected that.

#WorldHealthDay #GlobalHealth #Obesity

You can’t achieve better global health without addressing obesity.

Prevention alone isn’t enough. We need treatment, care, and stronger health systems.

#WorldHealthDay #HealthSystems #Obesity

Today is #WorldHealthDay! 📢❤️

Obesity is a chronic disease - and a major driver of NCDs. Linked to 200+ health conditions, it must be central to global health action.

#WorldHealthDay #Obesity #NCDs

New position statement highlights the role of physical activity in obesity prevention and care | World Obesity Federation We've published a new position statement, outlining the critical role of physical activity in relation to obesity.

📢🏃 Physical activity is essential to preventing and managing obesity - but systems determine who gets to be active.

We’re calling for a shift from individual responsibility to environments that enable movement for all.

🔗 www.worldobesity.org/news/new-pos...
#WorldPhysicalActivityDay

🆕 The World Obesity #Atlas2026 is available!

The evidence is clear.
🏛️Stronger policies work.
📊 Better monitoring matters.
🩺 Integrated care saves lives.

👉 Download the Atlas: https://data.worldobesity.org/publications/?cat=24
#WorldObesityDay ⭕ #Atlas2026

The WHO has launched its first global guideline on GLP-1 therapies for obesity care.

A major step forward - but impact will depend on equitable access and integrated care.

🔗 www.worldobesity.org/news/who-launches-landma...

Are you interested in viewing obesity prevalence around the world? 🤔

View our interactive globes on the #GlobalObesityObservatory. These maps are under constant revision, so keep an eye on our site for updates!

➡️ https://data.worldobesity.org/

🚨 A study has revealed significant links between food insecurity during pregnancy and negative maternal health outcomes in HICs.

➡️ www.worldobesity.org/news/food-insecurity-dur...
#FridayFindings

📢🌍,Take part in our #MAPPSII survey!

Help strengthen obesity prevention & care worldwide - quick, anonymous & multilingual.

👉 Learn more and get involved: https://www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/projects/mapps
#FridayFindings

📢 ICO 2026 is coming to Mexico this Summer!

Register and join us in Mexico this July for the pre-eminent global gathering for experts in obesity.

📍 Mexico City | 15–17 July 2026

🔗 www.icocongress.org
#ICO2026 #ObesityResearch

Prevention AND treatment must go hand in hand.

No silver bullet. Obesity is complex - and linked to 200+ conditions.

We need prevention, early intervention, and access to care - all working together.

🔗 www.worldobesity.org
#Obesity #NCDs #PublicHealth

New position statement: physical activity and nutrition must be central to obesity care | World Obesity Federation Our new position statement calls for physical activity and nutrition to be embedded at the centre of obesity care.

New position statement 📢

Obesity medications like #GLP1 are an important advance - but they are not a standalone solution.

We’re calling for physical activity and nutrition to be embedded at the heart of care.

Because better outcomes require better systems.

🔗 www.worldobesity.org/news/new-pos...

⏳ Final day for MAPPS II. Healthcare professionals - your input helps shape global obesity data, policy and care.

Without enough responses, countries risk being left out.

👉 Take part: worldobesity.org/hcp
➡️ MAPPS II: www.worldobesity.org/mapps
#MAPPS #GlobalHealth

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Obesity and NCDs are being driven by failing systems - not just individual choices.

No silver bullet. We need multisectoral, system-wide action.

Because healthier systems create healthier societies.

🔗 www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-pr... #HealthSystems

To have a real impact on obesity, we need to work together to address its many root causes. 📢

⚕️ Biology
🍎 Food
👪 Genetic risk
👨‍⚕️ Healthcare access
🎉 Life events
📺 Marketing
🤕 Mental health
💤 Sleep
❗ Stigma

➡️ www.worldobesity.org/what-we-do/our-policy-pr...